03496nam 2200721 a 450 991045536690332120200520144314.01-282-26713-297866122671300-226-47070-910.7208/9780226470702(CKB)1000000000787791(EBL)457395(OCoLC)437048861(SSID)ssj0000192583(PQKBManifestationID)12058657(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192583(PQKBWorkID)10197518(PQKB)11143411(StDuBDS)EDZ0000119077(MiAaPQ)EBC457395(DE-B1597)523465(DE-B1597)9780226470702(Au-PeEL)EBL457395(CaPaEBR)ebr10317916(CaONFJC)MIL226713(EXLCZ)99100000000078779120080929d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLineages of despotism and development[electronic resource] British colonialism and state power /Matthew LangeChicago ;London University of Chicago Press20091 online resource (262 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-226-47068-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: British colonialism and developmental legacies -- The developmental legacies of British colonialism: a state-centered framework for analysis -- A statistical analysis of British colonial legacies -- Mauritius: direct rule and development -- Sierra Leone: indirect rule and despotism -- Guyana: a case of despotism despite direct rule -- Botswana: a case of development despite indirect rule -- Comparing British colonialism: testing the generalizability of colonial state legacies -- Conclusion and discussion.Traditionally, social scientists have assumed that past imperialism hinders the future development prospects of colonized nations. Challenging this widespread belief, Matthew Lange argues in Lineages of Despotism and Development that countries once under direct British imperial control have developed more successfully than those that were ruled indirectly. Combining statistical analysis with in-depth case studies of former British colonies, this volume argues that direct rule promoted cogent and coherent states with high levels of bureaucratization and incImperialismEconomic aspectsGreat BritainColoniesDespotismEconomic aspectsAfricaEconomic developmentPolitical aspectsAfricaGreat BritainColoniesAfricaAdministrationCase studiesGreat BritainColoniesAfricaEconomic conditionsCase studiesMauritiusEconomic conditionsSierra LeoneEconomic conditionsGuyanaEconomic conditionsBotswanaEconomic conditionsElectronic books.ImperialismEconomic aspectsColonies.DespotismEconomic aspectsEconomic developmentPolitical aspects325/.3410967Lange Matthew910037MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455366903321Lineages of despotism and development2036806UNINA